i6o The Irish Naturalist. [Jul3^ 



Plaglochlla splnulosa (Dicks.)— " Glenmakerrau, Gleuarm, &c., 



1S36," D.M. Coliu Glen, Co. Antrim, and woods at Saintfield, Co. 



Down, C.H.W. 

 IVIylla Taylorl (Hook.) Gray.— " Near Orra, p. of Loughguile," D.M. 

 AcoIcacrenuIatarGottscli.)— " Rare, on a mountain above Carnlough, 



vSept, 1S36," D.M. 

 Ancura multlfida (L.)— "On moist banks and fields, frequent in Co. 



Antrim," DM. 

 LunuIarIacrucIata.(L.)— " In flowerpots, and on the common soil, 



Botanic Gardens, Belfast," D.M. 

 RebouIIa hetnisphasrica {h.) Beauv. — Auglmadarragli Lake, 



nr. Saintfield, Co. Down, 1895, Cusliendun, Co. Antrim, C.H.W. 



Ratbfriland, Co. Down, Rev, H. W. Lett and C.H.W. 



*Riccia g-Iauca, L. — "Top of Colin Glen abovetlie rumbling hole." 

 Templeton MSS.— Still there, Jan., 1898, S. A. Stewart and 

 C.H.W. A plant labelled '■'■ R. crystallhia, L., moist banks nr. 

 Glenarm, Cushendall, &c.," D M., is probably this plant. 



Anthoccros punctatus, L. — " vShady banks in Glenmakerron and 

 other places, not rare," D.M. 



Saintfield, Co Down. 



the: white wagtail in IREI.AND. 



BY ROBKRT WARRKN. 



So very little was known of this wagtail {Motacilla alba) in 

 Ireland, that William Thompson had never met an Irish 

 specimen : and he thus speaks of it in his work on the Birds 

 of Ireland : — " Is believed to be at least an occasional visitant. 

 It is included on the following testimony. In a letter to me 

 from Mr. R. Ball, dated 19th of June, 1846, it was stated that 

 a few days before, when at Roundwood, he had seen a speci- 

 men of the true M. alba, as distinguished from M. YarrcUii. 

 He remarked: **We watched it for some time, though at a 

 short distance from us, with a small telescope used for such 

 purposes; its beautiful plumage was very distinct from that of 

 the common .species, and its habit much more sedate than is 

 usual with wagtails ; it * wagged ' but little, and walked about 

 demurely. I am certain that I have often seen the species 

 before." As the bird was not obtained, its occurrence w^ould 

 not be inserted here, without my perfect reliance on the 



